diff --git a/freetype-2.9.patch b/freetype-2.9.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc35627
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freetype-2.9.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Index: Pillow-5.0.0/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+===================================================================
+--- Pillow-5.0.0.orig/Tests/test_imagefont.py
++++ Pillow-5.0.0/Tests/test_imagefont.py
+@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ class TestImageFont(PillowTestCase):
+                 ('2', '8'): {'multiline': 6.2,
+                              'textsize': 2.5,
+                              'getters': (12, 16)},
++                ('2', '9'): {'multiline': 6.2,
++                             'textsize': 2.5,
++                             'getters': (12, 16)},
+                 'Default': {'multiline': 0.5,
+                             'textsize': 0.5,
+                             'getters': (12, 16)},
diff --git a/python-Pillow.changes b/python-Pillow.changes
index 4c77887..1177401 100644
--- a/python-Pillow.changes
+++ b/python-Pillow.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Jan 12 12:52:24 UTC 2018 - idonmez@suse.com
+
+- Add freetype-2.9.patch to fix tests with FreeType 2.9 gh#2954 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Wed Jan 10 13:31:48 UTC 2018 - tchvatal@suse.com
 
diff --git a/python-Pillow.spec b/python-Pillow.spec
index faebbce..8f7a02b 100644
--- a/python-Pillow.spec
+++ b/python-Pillow.spec
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ License:        HPND
 Group:          Development/Languages/Python
 Url:            http://python-imaging.github.io/
 Source:         https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/source/P/Pillow/Pillow-%{version}.tar.gz
+# PATCH-FIX-UPSTREAM freetype-2.9.patch https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/2954
+Patch1:         freetype-2.9.patch
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module devel}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module olefile}
 BuildRequires:  %{python_module pytest-runner}
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ Python Imaging Library by Fredrik Lundh and Contributors.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -n Pillow-%{version}
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 %python_build